Phoenix Inspirations

That's this week's challenge over on the  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  - take a look Here is my Christmas Banner Want to know how to make it - take a look Cut large triangles of decorative Christmas paper.  Cut more triangles this time smaller and using coloured card stock.  Mount the smaller triangles on to the larger ones.  Prepare a Christmas greeting.  Add the greeting to the triangles. Make two small paper rosettes - concertina long srtips of paper and join together. Flatten and secure with card stock circles and strong glue.  Make two small 3D ornament embellishments. Attach to rosettes and triangles. String the triangles together and further embellish with Christmassy flowers and gems. Thanks for looking today, please don't forget to check out the Dt work over on the blog - it is rather stunning this week. See you soon - Jacqueline xx

Edit: Guess who forgot to schedule this post?....... hmm that would be me then - sorry it's so late! We have a fabulous sketch for you this week at  CAS - Colours & Sketches  - take a look And here is my card I have used Everything Eleanor to create my card - it's nearly a one layer card too. The larger blue circles are stamped directly on to the card base, the flowers were stamped separately, cut out and then added to the card - flat. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Just Believe, Field Flowers Inks: Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit Card Stock: Whisper White (Don't forget to e-mail me if you would like to order any of the gorgeous Stampin' Up goodies - have you checked out the catalogues in the side bar? E-mail me if you would like a copy of your very own to hug and stroke! deezinesart@gmail.com). Please don't forget to pop over to the blog and check out the cards made by my wond

We have a new look challenge this week at  Addicted to Stamps & More . this week we are Addicted to Colours - take a look Here is my card I stamped onto Sahara Sand card with my Versamark ink pad and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I did the same onto coloured card stock and cut out my flowers to attach to the card - I'm quite pleased with this effect! All materials used are Stampin' Up Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Field Flowers Ink: Versamark Card Stock: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Tempting Turquoise, Regal rose Accessories: Basic Rhinestones (Please do get in touch if you would like to place a Stampin' Up order - all the details are above in the top tabs or you can e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com - thanks). Thanks for stopping by today to take a look - please also pop over to the blog to take a look at all the lovely DT work too - bye for now - Jacqueline xx

Over on  Make My Monday  Mynnette has decided that we need a bit of Literary Inspiration to aid us with our challenges - here is what she has come up with Here is my card Now I did find this quite a challenge and struggled a little. I used the colours from the book cover - green and blue and combined them with the leafy stamp from My Friend. I also added butterflies and gems. Unfortunately my camera flash has made my colours appear very washed out! All materials used are stampin' Up Stamps: My Friend Inks: Lucky Limeade, Pool Party Card Stock: Whisper White, Basic Black Accessories: Basic Rhinestones Other Non Stampin' Up: Butterfly Punch (All Stampin' Up items cand be ordered through me and delivered direct to your door - please see all the details in the top tabs - thank you). It's always lovely to see each week how you interpret our challenges - everyone sees things differently! Don't forget that if you need any more inspi

I have a scrap book page to show you today made using the Summer Silhouettes stamp set - I love it so much! I also have a great fondness for Crumb Cake card stock and so I used that as my base - take a look My banners were actually scrap pieces - I just stamped and sponged them (much better than binning them don't you think?) The photos are of my Grandma and Granddad - no longer with us now, Granddad passed away at Christmas so this was quite an emotional piece to do. I will add some journaling later before I put it in my album. Here's a close up Aren't those flower heads stunning? My little journaling tabs were made by inserting more scrap strips into  the Blossom punch half way so it only partially punches I think it gives an interesting shape and also uses up more scraps! Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Summer Silhouettes Ink: Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, Pumpkin Pie Card Stock: Crumb Cake (12" x 12") Naturals Ivory Accesso

We have a lovely challenge this week over on the  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  all you have to do is add some Ribbons AND Bows to your Christmas cards Here is my card My poinsettia has been heat embossed with white embossing powder and then coloured using my Stamin' Write markers. I used some Kraft coloured ribbon and tied my bow using the fork technique - Louise showed me how but I'm sure there are Youtube videos to show you how too - Louise always brings a fork along with her to the workshops now! Here's a peek inside Stampin' Up materials used Stamps: Christmas Blessings Inks: Versamark, Crumb cake Markers: Cherry Cobbler, Poppy Parade (retired) Card Stock: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch Other: Kraft coloured Ribbon - Fork! (All current Stampin' Up items can be ordered through me and delivered direct to your door - you will have to provide your own fork! Please see all t

......... to let you know that I am still taking orders for Sale-a-bration goodies - you have 'till 6pm so if you want any of the beautiful products up for grabs you'd better get your skates on! Don't for get too that if you sign up with me during Sale-a-bration you get to choose a whopping £162.50 worth of catalogue items for your starter kit for just £99.00!!!!! Please do take a look in the tabs at the top of the page - all the details you need are there or e-mail me at deezinesart@gmail.com - Jacqueline xx

Good morning all - there's a brand new challenge over on the  CAS - Colours & Sketches  blog. We have some colours for you this week - take a look Yes - I do know that Suede is spelt wrongly! - I couldn't get into my files to change it - sorry! Here is my card using these colours (don't forget that you don't have to use Stampin' Up colours just the closest shades you have in your stash) My lollipops have been covered with Crystal Effects to make them look like they are in packets - here's a close -up Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Sweets for the Sweet Ink: Real Red, Basic Black (outlines) Card Stock: Whisper White, Soft Suede, River Rock Accessories: Crystal Effects, Scallop Edge Punch (Please e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com if you would like to place an order with me for any of the current range of Stampin' Up products) Please do pop over to visit the other ladies on the DT - they've made some stunning car

Have a look at  what I have been playing with and making today I have used the very gorgeous Swallowtail stamp to decorate my box. A fabulous stamp - it's huge but stamps beautifully especially using Stazon ink. This project also uses one of the FREE Sale-a-bration sets - I've used them on some matching note cards - take a look These super sentiments come in a set called Vintage Verses and are FREE with an order of £45.00 or more. Are you interested? Here's what you could buy to qualify for your FREE set Simply Scored Scoring Tool - £25.95 Swallowtail Stamp - £12.95 Basic Black A4 Card Stock - £6.25 Vintage Verses - FREE (or any Sale-a-bration item) Total - £45.15 Time is running out to get your FREE Sale-a-bration items - you have 'til 5pm on Friday to place your order. Drop me an e-mail or see my details in the top tabs and don't miss out - Jacqueline xx

Please pop over to the  Make My Monday  challenge blog today - it's my turn to do the Midweek Motivation. Here's the card I will be showcasing All materials used are Stampin' Up Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Up, Up and Away (birds) Ink: Chocolate Chip Card Stock: Whisper White Accessories: Brayer Other non Stampin' Up: Twine (don't forget that I can order any item from the current Stampin' Up range for you and have it delivered direct to your door - just check out all the details above in the top tabs). Please pop over to the  blog  - there are more pics and I explain how I made this card. Thanks for looking - see you soon - Jacqueline xx

Yes that's right it's time to Make a Mark at  Addicted to Stamps & More  - that means create a card or project - anything goes - as long as you use your marker pens. Here is my card My image - from Flowering Flourishes, has been inked with my Stampin' Write Markers and then stamped onto the card stock. All images are Stampin' Up Stamps: Flowering Flourishes Ink: Soft Suede, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Pool Party Card Stock: Naturals Ivory, Whisper White,Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede Paper: Comfort Cafe DSP Accessories: Basics Pearls (Don't forget all the details for ordering, special offers and Stampers 6 Club can be found above in the top tabs - thanks). There are some outstanding DT cards over on the blog - please do pay the girls a visit and say 'hi'. Bye for now - Jacqueline xx

I have another Sale-a-bration bundle for you look at today - don't forget that the event ends on Friday 22nd so please do hurry with your orders. Here is what I have made My card and gift box have been made using the FREE Sale-a-bration set Bloomin' Marvelous. Just two inks were used - Pool Party and Island Indigo. All the embellishments and card stock match perfectly in colour to give a really professional look to your card making. If you would like to recreate this project I have a bundle of products for you so that you can receive this stamp set FREE! Bitty Butterfly Punch -                £14.95 Roll of Ruffled Ribbon -             £8.95 2 Ink Pads -                              £9.95 Pack of Cardstock -                 £6.25 Pack of Bakers Twine -            £2.25 Rhinestones -                           £4.50 Bloomin' Marvelous -              FREE (or any Sale-a-bration set) Total -                                   £46.10 Please

Good morning everyone, March is marching on and it's Monday again - time for another challenge over on the  Make My Monday  challenge blog. This week the challenge is to create a clean and simple card using one colour and it's various tones - MONOTONE. Here is my card My colour of choice was Island Indigo, I inked my stamp and then stamped it on to scrap paper before stamping on to the card stock. The sentiment was stamped over the top - full strength. A little sponging was added to the edges along with some stamped butterflies. A few sparkly gems were added for a finishing touch. All materials used are Stampin' Up Stamps: Love and Sympathy, Precious Butterflies (retired) Ink: Island Indigo Card Stock: Whisper White, Island Indigo Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Sponges (All current Stampin' Up items can be ordered through me and delivered direct to your door - please see the details above in the top tabs - thank you). I do hope I get to visit

I've been having a play with some new stash today - my Pleasant Poppies stamp. It's huge but gives a beautiful crisp image nevertheless. I also added just a bit of colour with a So Saffron Stampin' Write marker. Yellow poppies remind me of my Mum's garden in the summer - it's literally festooned with yellow and orange Welsh poppies. As I am entering this into the  Less is More  'Frame It' challenge I added a die cut frame using my Window Framelits dies. I will also be entering this week's challenge over on the  Dynamic Duos  blog Here is my card And a close up Materials: Stampin' Up Stamps: Pleasant Poppies Ink: Black Stazon, So Saffron (marker), Basic Black (marker) Card Stock: Whisper White Accessories: Windows Framelits, Big Shot (yes I have one now!!), Dimensionals, White Gel Pen. (Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you would like to order any of the above products - all my details are in the top tabs)

There are only a few days left of this year's Stampin' Up Sale-a-bration event. So, over the next few days I am going to show you a few projects using the SAB items and the materials needed to make the projects. The materials will be grouped into bundles so you can see at a glance what you need to make them but most importantly should you wish to order them they will add up in price to the amount needed to qualify for the free stamp set or paper etc. Today's project is an easel card box - take a look Can you see the drawer? Here's what I made to put in the drawer Five mini cards each using  an image from the Patterned Occasions stamp set Here's the bundle I have put together for this project Of course you will need other items but these were the ones that I felt were the most important. This is my own promotion - not Stampin' Up but you can order these items through me and receive a free Sale-a-bration item, just drop me an e-mail